You Cultivate, I Farm

Chapter 695: Competing for Opportunity? Buy!

“I didn’t expect to come across an unexpected gain on this outing.”

Lu Xuan emerged from the Nebula Vortex with the help of the Thunderfire Order, his mood quite delighted.

This time leaving the Cave Abode, he intended to collect Spirit Plants suitable for refining Magic Artifacts, but instead, he unexpectedly obtained the Upside-Down Yin Yang Fruit Spirit Seed.

From the information presented after planting, it was clear that this Sixth Grade Spirit Seed, once mature, would have a wondrous effect, second only to the Seventh Grade Spirit Plant.

Such rarity would naturally result in an extraordinary light cluster when it bloomed.

With the Void Nightmare Eye scouting ahead, Lu Xuan smoothly returned to the outside of his Cave Abode.

As soon as he disabled the Formation, the Fat Bird sensed his familiar presence and, with its huge pale blue wings dragging its spherical body, quickly flew in front of him.

Under the strong inertia, six Little Tree Maidens were flung from the back of the Fat Bird. Trembling in the air, they managed to steady themselves and flew in front of Lu Xuan, chirping softly.

“Roar~”

A muffled sound of thunder rang out. The Thunder Dragon Behemoth hid within the feathers of the Fat Bird, seemingly reminding Lu Xuan to look for something.

Little did it know that the silver white sharp horn sticking out from the feathers of the Fat Bird made its location plainly obvious.

After calming the group of Spirit Beasts, Lu Xuan eagerly went to the Spirit Field.

It took a while before he found a suitable spot in the Spirit Field.

“The number of Spiritual Plants inside the Cave Abode is increasing; it’s almost completely filled.”

“Can’t help it, I just can’t resist getting my hands on seeds I like.”

With a sigh, Lu Xuan took out a piece of Spirit Ore dotted with countless specks of gold from his Storage Bag.

This Spirit Ore was of the third grade, containing a small amount of Metal Element Ore, perfect for cultivating the Fourth Grade Black Metal Wood Spirit Plant.

With a single hand, he effortlessly crushed the hard Spirit Ore and evenly scattered it into the Spiritual Field and Spiritual Soil, then took out a piece of the Black Metal Wood branch.

With a surge of Spiritual Power, the structure of the Spirit Soil subtly changed, and a thin crack appeared. Lu Xuan inserted the branch into the crack.

He focused his mind upon it.

[Black Metal Wood, Fourth Grade Spirit Plant, needs to grow in Spirit Soil containing Metal Element Ore, possesses both hardness and flexibility, strong in conducting Spiritual Power; once mature, it serves as an excellent material for refining Magic Artifacts.]

[In a word, hard!]

“If it’s an excellent material for refining Magic Artifacts, it would be remiss not to open a refining Instrument Treasure, wouldn’t it?”

Lu Xuan Laughed lightly, then took out the two black and white Sixth Grade Spirit Seeds from his Storage Bag.

Holding the two Spirit Seeds in his hands, when they drew close to each other, he could faintly sense a weak attraction emanating from the other side. The closer they got, the stronger the pull became.

Finally, they merged seamlessly.

The intertwined black and white Spiritual lights were distinct yet harmonious, as if they were naturally meant to be that way.

“What a pity, I don’t have an environment suitable for the growth of the Upside-Down Yin Yang Fruit Spirit Plant in my Cave Abode right now, so I will have to make do and keep the Spirit Seed in the Gluttonous Insect Pouch for the time being.”

After fusing, the Upside-Down Yin Yang Fruit Spirit Seeds required a balance of Yin Yang in both the spirit aura and spirit soil to grow, and since the Spirit Field in the Cave Abode couldn’t meet these conditions, Lu Xuan would have to collect the necessary treasure items first.

“Perhaps, I could seek help from the Green Horn Thunder Son in the Thunder Fire Star Cave. With its Seventh Grade Monster Beast strength and proficiency in Thunder Method, the moment of life and destruction within a thunderbolt holds a trace of the Yin Yang Dao.”

Lu Xuan decided to ‘shear the wool’ off the Green Horn Thunder Son during his next trip to the Thunder Sea.

“Not for any other reason but because I’m concerned for the old Monster Tribe creature and I want to help it clear the Thunder Death Crystal.”

With that thought in mind, he arrived at the Underworld Spirit Field Area.

Entering it was like stepping into the realm of Ghost lizard.

Yin Souls drifted, Flesh and Blood were pervasive, evil aura surged to the skies, and every Spirit Plant was grotesquely fierce, chilling to the bone with Yin Qi.

Lu Xuan, long accustomed to this scene, carefully inspected the Weird Spiritual Plants scattered throughout the Spirit Field.

The Skeleton Demon Lookout had already constructed a bone platform about a foot high, pieced together intricately from countless bones of various sizes, with a sinister yet meticulous beauty.

Next to the Sha Yuan Fruit, the evil energy was extremely dense, and one could see the Spirit Fruit inhaling and exhaling the grayish-white breath. The Bronze Long Pike that had come from Wood Daoren’s hands had turned rusted, with the originally substantial-looking evil energy almost completely absorbed by the Spirit Fruit.

Lu Xuan noticed that the Sha Yuan Fruit as well as the adjacent Five Viscera Treasure Plant had both entered the mature stage; looking at the semi-transparent progress bar beneath them, he estimated that they would ripen one after another within a year or two.

Amidst the Yin Qi, a big meaty ball rolled to Lu Xuan’s feet.

“Come come come, still the same blood flesh taste as last time.”

Lu Xuan Laughed and took out a piece of the Roushan Cultivator’s flesh and blood from his storage bag, tossing it to the big meaty ball.

While still in the air, the flesh turned into a cloud of blood mist, instantly absorbed by the Spirit of Flesh leaving nothing behind.

At the top of the round ball, the pink pupils blinked at Lu Xuan, looking unsatisfied.

“Your appetite is getting bigger, huh? Luckily there was that kind-hearted Nascent Soul Stage cultivator providing endless flesh and blood. After eating enough, it can even help them proliferate and continuously harvest.”

Lu Xuan inwardly felt grateful for the kind-hearted people in the Cultivation World.

He took out another piece of flesh and blood, tossing it to the Spirit of Flesh.

The big meaty ball, content, hopped away merrily.

“The Ghost Eating Evil Vine isn’t absorbing enough high-quality ghost creatures; I need to find a way to get some high-grade Yin Ghosts.”

Lu Xuan looked at the Ghost Eating Evil Vine, which was integrating ghost creatures into the Spiritual Plants, and muttered to himself.

Just then, he suddenly felt an odd sensation on the back of his foot.

Glancing down, a piece of bark with vibrant patterns was lying on top of his Qing Helved Shoes.

The bark was only palm-sized, not even large enough to cover the back of Lu Xuan’s foot.

“You want to replace my skin and you’re this small?”

Lu Xuan felt a slight tingling sensation on the skin of his foot, looked at the audacious Colorful Corpse Skin with a wry smile, and chortled.

He kicked it away and continued to inspect the other weird Spiritual Plants.

That day, while he was in the Cave Abode cultivating spiritual plants, an unfamiliar voice came from outside.

“Friend Lu, are you in your cave? I need to speak with you.”

At the sound, Lu Xuan hastily went to the edge of the cave, deactivated the formation, and welcomed the young man in.

“Fellow Xuann Yuan, you seem to be in quite a hurry; what’s the matter?”

He asked with a smile. Xuann Yuanzhe’s abode wasn’t far from his own; they visited each other quite often and were quite familiar with one another.

“Good news, good news. I’m planning to go to the Northern Central Continent with a few familiar companions for a training expedition. Would Friend Lu like to come with us?”

“To the remote north?”

Lu Xuan showed a troubled expression.

“I remember you’ve asked about the Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Ore more than once. There’s an Origin Abundant Island in the Boundless Sea where, it’s said, a Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Mountain once appeared—it would be a good opportunity to check it out.”

“That’s why I came to ask you, Friend Lu.”

“Those fellow cultivators are all in the Nascent Soul Stage with fairly strong abilities and good character. With the strength of several people combined, Friend Lu’s chances of obtaining the Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Ore will greatly increase.”

“This is a great opportunity, wouldn’t you want to compete for that grand fortune?”

Xuann Yuanzhe asked, puzzled. After learning about the excursion’s route, he remembered Lu Xuan had been interested in the Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Ore and had especially come to invite him.

“Compete for fortune?”

Lu Xuan silently mouthed the phrase.

Fortune still needed to be seized, but with the Light Cluster, there was no need to compete.

Why compete for fortune when you can buy it?

A thought sparked in his heart.